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Hi, Does anyone have any experience with the DX courier service in London? My husband’s visa was issued last Thursday and we received an email about his passport and documents delivery from the embassy on Friday. When we tracked the package, it showed delivery date as Monday. However, it wasn’t delivered. It was understandable because Monday was a holiday. So we expected it to be delivered on Tuesday but still they didn’t show up. Today, Wednesday too they still didn’t show up. On the website, the date and time keeps changing every day. We tried to call the numbers on their website but just some automated voice talking. Can anyone with experience suggest anything else we can do. This package has all the original documents my husband took for his interview and were kept there because he was in AP for 6 months. Just when I thought all is over and now this.

@KMG I can’t really tell. Sometimes, you will know based on how the interview goes. Sometimes too, they just want to do their background checks to know the authenticity of the marriage or even the certificate. It could be anything.

You can never tell how long it may take. My husband was in AP in London too but ours is a marriage based visa. After 3 months of waiting, we requested for his passport back. At a point, we thought they had forgotten about us. It took 6 months of being in AP before they contacted us for a new medical and his passport. You can’t do anything but to wait. They’ll contact you when they’re done with the background checks. Good luck to you!

@CodeRed If I were you, I would apply for the citizenship certificate for the child first before applying for a passport. You need to file form N-600 for his certificate. I’ve seen instances where kids who got the passport without the certificate were denied certain privileges or even couldn’t renew their passports because they couldn’t show proof of citizenship after they became adults.

@Ontarkie you seem to know a lot about these issues. I need your opinion on this issue. My husband has been in AP with the London Embassy for 6 months. Initially, they kept his passport but we requested for after 3 months of waiting. When we sent an inquiry through our congressman, they said the Application was under review. Now, 2 weeks ago, my husband received an email to redo his medical since the initial one had expired. He was asked to email them after he’s done with the medical. He went ahead to get it done a week ago and sent an email to the embassy through the same email address he received the message. There has not been any update on CAEC since the medical was done and he hasn’t received any instruction to submit his passport. Do you think the email was not read or received? Do you think they’re done with the AP or it’s just an automated email to update his medical? We’re so confused.

@M and Mike They having the passport doesn’t really matter. I’ve seen instances where they keep the passport for over a year. My husband needed it for other purpose so we had to request it back. I’m positive if they’re ready to issue the visa, they’ll let us send it. They still have our marriage certificate and the divorce decree. When we submitted the inquiry, they said they don’t require any additional documents and we don’t have to do anything again. But as at the time, the review on our case is still ongoing. I have a feeling they’re trying to confirm the authenticity of our marriage or marriage certificate since we did not get married in London but our home country. Thank you 😊

@Elon hi, any update on your wife’s case?

@M and Mike I had an absolute divorce decree which I submitted. I submitted an inquiry to the embassy and they responded that our application is going through a review. At this point, I think it’s more than just the divorce decree/certificate. The embassy said they can’t tell how long the process is going to take so we requested for the passport so whenever they’re ready to issue the visa, we’ll send it back to them.

@Crazy Cat Thank you!

@Crazy Cat No, he is a Ghanaian living in the UK.

My husband attended his CRI visa interview at the London embassy on November 16, 2023 and was placed on AP. He was asked to submit the original copy of my divorce certificate/decree. The embassy received it on November 24 and the case updated on November 30. It stayed like that until he sent an inquiry on Jan 8, 2024. This morning, I checked and the last update was January 16, 2024 with the case still showing refused. I’m so frustrating and don’t know what to do or who to contact. I don’t know the London embassy to be having backlog so I’m wondering why ours is taking this long. They still have his passport. Has anyone been in this situation before specifically with the London embassy? My entire Christmas break was a mess due to this situation.

@appleblossom I hope you find this useful since it’s not coming from google lol and compare both processing times @appleblossom

@appleblossom it hasn’t been approved. I used OP for person whose question you answered The person only asked about it on 1/1/2024. That’s @caler355but anyway, I will leave you to believe what you believe. Have a good day!

@appleblossom I agree with not trusting google but it’s not true that the approval timeline for all immigrant visas are the same. Take for instance when a US citizen files for a sibling, it takes about 10 years to get approval, then you wait at the NVC for additional 10 years or so. If the timelines are the same as you say, why hasn’t OP received approval when everyone else whose petitioner is a citizen received theirs even though they filed at the same time? It’s been 3 months since they all received theirs. On google search, the timelines for USC is 10-14 months which is accurate. Mine took 11 months to approve. Why would the one for GC holders be wrong?

@appleblossom It does make a difference. The I-130 approval timelines for green card holders and USC are different. It’ll take between 22 months and 33 months for the green card holders to be approved. You can do a google search on it.

@caler355 The timeline for green card holders filing for family members are longer than US citizens filing for family members. According to google search, it’s currently between 22 to 33 months for the I-130 to be approved.

@BLCHow long was your husband in AP for? How long after the embassy received the document was his visa issued? My husband has been in AP at the London embassy for almost 2 months. We submitted the document( divorce decree) they requested and the embassy received it on November 24, and we haven’t had any updates since November 30.